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FCC Compliance StatementThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device,

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection

against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can

radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may

cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area

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PM266A PRO/ PM266A VIA

®P4M266A & VT8235

Supports Socket 478 Intel® Pentium

® 4 Processor

USER Mnaual

Package Contents: PM266A PRO/ PM266A mainboard

IDE ATA Cable

FDC Cable

USB Bracket (optional)

Installation and Setup Driver CD

PM266A PRO/ PM266A User Manual

Dimensions (Micro - ATX form factor):

225mm x 244mm (WxL)

Operating System Windows® 98/ ME/ XP/ 2000

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Contents

CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED ............................................................1

I NTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................1

SPECIFICATION..........................................................................................................2

QUICK CONTENT TABLE ...........................................................................................5

CONFIGURATION .......................................................................................................6

Layout of PM266A PRO ...................................................................................... 6

Layout of PM266A...............................................................................................7 HARDWARE I NSTALLATION ......................................................................................8

CPU Processor Installation................................................................................... 8

Memory Installation .............................................................................................9

Back Panel Configuration................................................................................... 11

Front Panel Indicator: SW/LED、PWRLED.....................................................13

Connectors..........................................................................................................14

Headers & Jumpers.............................................................................................15

Audio Connectors............................................................................................... 18

Slots .................................................................................................................... 19

Power Supply Attachments................................................................................. 19

CHAPTER 2. BIOS SETUP..........................................................................20

I NTRODUCTION........................................................................................................20

MAIN MENU ............................................................................................................22

ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES..................................................................................24

I NTEGRATED PERIPHERALS.....................................................................................31

POWER MANAGEMENT............................................................................................35

HARDWARE MONITOR ............................................................................................39

LOAD DEFAULTS.....................................................................................................40

EXIT MENU..............................................................................................................41

CHAPTER 3: SOFTWARE SETUP............................................................42 SOFTWARE I NSTALLATION......................................................................................42

CHAPTER 4: TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................43

APPENDIX I: SUPER 5.1 CHANNEL SETUP ...............................................................46

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Chapter 1. Getting Started

IntroductionCongratulations on choosing the PM266A PRO/ PM266A mainboard! These are based on the VIA

P4M266A Northbridge chipset and the VT8235 Southbridge chipset. It supports Intel® Pentium® 4

Processors with a FSB (Front Side Bus) frequency of 400/ 533 MHz.

The PM266A PRO/ PM266A provide 2 DIMM sockets using 184 pin DDR SDRAM with a total

capacity of up to 2GB. You can install unbuffered & non-ECC DDR266/ DDR200 (PC2100/ PC1600)SDRAM.

The PM266A PRO/ PM266A provide one 4X/ 2X (AGP 2.0) AGP slot.

The PM266A PRO/ PM266A include built in IDE facilities that support Ultra DMA 66/100/133 and

PIO Modes.

The PM266A PRO/ PM266A also come with a AC’97 Sound Codec (VT1616) which supports high

quality 6 channel audio (Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect). It also supports Sony/ Philips Digital

Interface (output only).

The PM266A PRO/ PM266A also support six USB 2.0 ports. The PM266A PRO/ PM266A alsoinclude an infrared header.

The PM266A PRO also comes with a LAN Chip (VIA VT6103) and provides a back panel LAN port

capable of 10/ 100 Mbit/s transmission speeds.

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SpecificationCPU: Supports Socket 478 Pentium® 4 processor (Willamette/ Northwood)

Supports Hyper-Threading Technology

Speed: 400/ 533 MHz Front Side Bus frequencies

33 MHz, 32 bit PCI interface (PCI 2.2 compliant)

66 MHz AGP 2.0 compliant interface that supports 4X/2X data transfer modes

Chipset: Northbridge Chipset – VIA P4M266A

Southbridge Chipset – VIA VT8235

I/O Controller – Winbond W83697HF

AC’97 Codec – VIA VT1616

LAN Controller – VIA VT6103 (Only for PM266A PRO)

DRAM Memory: Supports DDR266 (PC2100)/ DDR200 (PC1600) SDRAM

Supports 64 MB/ 128 MB/ 256 MB/ 512 MB/ 1 GB unbuffered & non-ECC DIMM

Supports memory modules with a total capacity of 2 GB (see memory installation section

for more details)

Supports only x8, x16, DDR devices

Green Functionality: Supports Phoenix-Award BIOS ™ power management functionality

Wakes from power saving sleep mode with any keyboard or mouse activity

Shadow RAM: This mainboard is equipped with a memory controller providing shadow RAM and

support for ROM BIOS

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BUS Slots: AGP slot (AGP2.0, 4X/2X) x 1

PCI bus slot x 3

Flash Memory: Supports flash memory functionality

Supports ESCD functionality

Hardware Monitor Function:

Monitors CPUFAN/ CHASFAN Speeds

Monitors System Voltage

Infrared: Supports IrDA Version 1.0 SIR Protocol with a maximum baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps

Supports SHARP ASK-IR Protocol with maximum baud rate of up to 57600 bps

AC’97 Sound Codec Onboard: AC-LINK protocol compliance

Compliant with AC’97 2.1 specification

6-channel playback capability (super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect)

Supports Sony/ Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) for output only

Universal Serial Bus: Supports up to six USB ports for USB interface devices

Supports USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) and dual USB 1.1

Universal Host Controller Interface (UHC1)

BIOS: Phoenix-Award™ BIOS

Supports APM1.2

Supports ACPI2.0 power management

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VIA VT6103 LAN Controller on board: 1/10/100 MHz full and half duplex operation

Independent 2K byte FIFOs for receive and transmit

Magic packet and wake-on-address filtering

Software controllable power down

I/O facilities: One multi-mode Parallel Port capable of supporting the following specifications:

1. Standard & Bi-direction Parallel Port

2. Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP)

3. Extended Capabilities Port (ECP)

Supports two serial ports, 16550 UART (one on back panel and one on front panel)

Supports Infrared Data Transmission using IrDA

Supports one VGA port

Supports PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard

Supports 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB, and 2.88 MB floppy disk drives

MIDI compatible

Game port compatible

IDE Facilities: Supports Ultra ATA 66/ 100/ 133, DMA and PIO modes

Supports IDE interface with CD-ROM

Supports high capacity hard disk drives

Supports installation of up to 4 drives, with separate IDE connections for Primary and

Secondary connectors

Watch Dog Timer: This mainboard contains a special feature called the “Watch Dog Timer” which is used to

detect when the system is unable to handle over-clocking configurations during the POST

stage. Once a problem is detected the system will reset the configurations and reboot thesystem after five seconds.

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Quick Content Table

Function Content Location Page

CPU Socket 478 U4 8

DDR DIMM Slots DDR DIMM 1、2 9

ATX Power Connector ATX_ PWR 、ATX_12V 19

IDE Connectors IDE1/2 14

FDC Connector FDC 14

AGP Slot AGP 19

PCI Slots PCI 1、2、3 19

CPU FAN、Chassis FAN、

Auxiliary FANCPUFAN、CHASFAN、AUXFAN 9

Front Panel Indicator SW/LED、PWRLED 11

Speaker Connector SPEAKER 15

Infrared Connector IrDA 16

Front Serial interface Header COM2 17

Front USB Headers USB2、USB3 15

Clear CMOS Jumper JP1 17Case Open Warning Function CASE OPEN 16

Sony/Philips Digital Interface Conn. S/PDIF 18

CD-ROM Audio IN Header CD-IN 18

Front Panel Audio Header FRONT AUDIO 18

PC99 Color Codec Back Panel Back Panel Connector 11

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Configuration

Layout of PM266A PRO

VIA

P4M266A

IrDA

COM2

USB1

SPDIF1 CD-IN

Winbond IO

W83697HF

U4

Socket 478

U15

CPUFAN

BAT1

D I M M 2

IDE2 IDE1

FDC

ATX_PWR

AG P

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

D I M M 1

VIAVT8235

USB2

VIAVT6103

1

221

1

112

BIOS

WOL

U15

CHASFAN

SW/LED

PWRLED

SPEAKER1

1

111 2

2

910

FRONT AUDIO

1

1

9 9 92 10 10 10

ATX_12V

AUXFAN

1

Codec

JP1CASE OPEN

1

1

PRT/COM/VGA

KB/MS

USB/LAN

SOUND

1

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Layout of PM266A

VIA

P4M266A

IrDA

COM2

USB1

SPDIF1 CD-IN

Winbond IO

W83697HF

U4

Socket 478

U15

CPUFAN

BAT1

D I M M 2

IDE2 IDE1

FDC

ATX_PWR

AG P

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

D I M M 1

VIAVT8235

USB2

1

221

1

112

BIOS

WOL

U15

CHASFAN

SW/LED

PWRLED

SPEAKER1

1

111 2

2

910

FRONT AUDIO

1

1

9 9 92 10 10 10

ATX_12V

AUXFAN

1

Codec

JP1CASE OPEN

1

1

PRT/COM/VGA

KB/MS

USB

SOUND

1

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Hardware InstallationThis section will assist you in quickly installing your system hardware. Wear a wrist ground strap

before handling components. Electrostatic discharge may damage your system components.

CPU Processor InstallationThis mainboard supports Intel® Pentium® 4 processors using a Socket 478. Before building your

system, we suggest you visit the Intel website http://www.intel.com and review the processor

installation procedures.

CPU Socket 478 Configuration Steps:1. Locate the CPU socket on your mainboard and nudge the lever away from the socket. Then lift

the lever to a 90-degree angle.

2. On the socket, locate the corner that has the pin-1 receptor. This corner will be near to the end of

the lever. Match the dot on the CPU with the pin-1 receptor on the socket and lower the CPU onto the

socket. The bottom of the CPU should be flush with the face of the socket.

3. Lower the lever until it snaps back into position. This will lock down the CPU.

4. Smear thermal grease on top of the CPU. Lower the CPU fan onto the CPU and use the clasps on

the fan to attach it to the socket. Finally, extend the power cable from the fan and insert it onto the

CPUFAN adapter.

Pin1 Receptor Dot

Attention: Before starting the systemPlease recheck the installation procedures completely before

starting the system. Verify that the heatsink is properly installedand make sure the CPU fan is working. Overheating candamage the CPU and other sensitive components.

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FAN HeadersThree power headers are available for cooling fans, which play an important role in maintaining the

ambient temperature in your system.

Memory InstallationThis mainboard contains 2 memory slots which use 184 pin DDR SDRAM with a total memory

capacity of up to 2 GB. You can install unbuffered & non-ECC DDR DIMMs. It supports DDR266/

DDR200 when installed with CPUs that have clock speed of 100 MHz. It supports DDR266 when

installed with CPUs that have clock speed of 133 MHz.

AttentionWe strongly recommend that you use a CPU fan sink with yourCPU. You can attach the CPU fan sink to the CPUFAN Header.

V I A

P 4 M2 6 6 A

S o ck e t 4 7 8

DIMM2

I DE 2

I DE 1 F

D C

A GP

P CI 1

P CI 2

P CI 3

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V T 8 3 6 5

1 2

2 1

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Ground

Ground

+12V

+12V

+12V

NC

Sensor

Sensor

CPUFAN

AUXFAN

CHASFAN

DIMM1

DIMM2

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RAM Module Installation:1. Pull the white plastic tabs on each side of the slot away from the slot.

2. Match the notch on the button of the RAM module with the corresponding pattern in the DIMMslot. This ensures that the module is inserted properly.

3. Lower the RAM module into the DIMM Slot and press firmly using both thumbs until the modulesnaps into place.

4. Repeat steps 1-3 for the remaining RAM modules.

* The pictures above are for reference only and may vary slightly for your mainboard.

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Back Panel Configuration

PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connectors: KB/MSThis mainboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse connector and PS/2 Keyboard connector. The pin

assignments are described below:

USB & LAN Connectors: USB/ (LAN for PM266A PRO)

There are two USB connectors on the back panel. These USB connectors are used to attach to USBdevices such as: keyboards, mice and other USB devices. You can plug the USB devices directly into

these connectors. The PM266A PRO also provides a LAN port. You can plug LAN devices directly

into this connector.

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1 Data 4 +5 V (fused)

2 No connect 5 Clock

3 Ground 6 No connect


1 TDP 7 NC

2 TDN 8 NC

3 RDP 9 VCC3 SBY

4 NC 10 ACT LED

5 NC 11 VCC3 SBY

6 RDN 12 Speed LED


1/5 +5 V (fused) 3/7 USBP0+/P1+

2/6 USBP0-/P1- 4/8 Ground

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

LAN

USB

Speaker

Ou t

Game PortPrinter PortPS/2Mouse

PS/2Keyboard

COM1 VGAUS B

(optional)

LAN

Mic In

Line In

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Serial and Parallel Interface PortsThe mainboard comes equipped with one serial port , one VGA port and one parallel port on the back

panel. These interface ports will be explained below.

Parallel Interface Port: PRTThe parallel port on your system has a 25-pin, DB25 connector and is used to interface with parallel

printers and other devices using a parallel interface.

The Serial Interface: COM1

The serial interface port is sometimes referred to as an RS-232 port or an asynchronous

communication port. Mice, printers, modems and other peripheral devices can be connected to a

serial port.

Video Graphics Array Conn.: VGA

The PM266A PRO/ PM266A has built in video facilities. Your monitor attaches directly to the VGA

connector on this mainboard.

Game Port Connector: SOUNDThis connector allows you to connect a joystick or game pad for playing computer games. This port

can also be used to connect to MIDI devices.

Audio Port Connectors

1. Speaker Out is used to connect to speakers or headphones. If

the Super 5.1 driver is installed the Speaker Out becomes the

Front Speaker.

2. Line In can be connected to an external CD player, Tape player

or other audio devices for audio input. If the Super 5.1 driver is

installed Line In becomes the Rear Speaker.

3. Mic In is used to connect to a microphone. If the Super 5.1

driver is installed the Mic In becomes the Subwoofer/ Center out.

Print Port

COM1 VGA

This mainboard supports Super 5.1 Channel Audio effects which turnsyour standard Speaker Out, Lin In, Mic In audio connectors into a 6

channel audio system. See Appendix I for more information.

SpeakerOu t

Game Port

Mic InLine In

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Front Panel Indicator: SW/LED PWRLED

These headers are used to attach to indicators on the front panel of your computer.

HD LED (Hard Drive LED Connector)This connector can be attached to an LED on the front panel of a computer case. The LED will

flicker during disk activity. This disk activity only applies to those IDE drives directly attached to the

system board.

RST (Reset Button)This connector can be attached to a momentary SPST switch. This switch is normally left open.

When closed it will cause the mainboard to reset and run the POST (Power On Self Test).

PWR-LED (2-pin Power LED Connector)The mainboard provides two power LED connector.If there is a 2-pin power LED cable on the front

panel of a computer case. You can attach it to the 2-pin power LED connector. The LED will

illuminate while the computer is powered on.

PWR ON (Power Button)This connector can be attached to a front panel power switch. The switch must pull the Power Button

pin to ground for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off (the time required is

due to internal debounce circuitry on the system board). At least two seconds must pass before the

power supply will recognize another on/off signal.

PWRLED (3-Pin Power LED Connector)The mainboard provides two power LED connector. If there is a 3-pin power LED cable on the front

panel of a computer case. You can attach it to the 3-pin power LED connector.

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

1 HD LED (+) Hard Drive 2 Power LED (+) POWER

3 HD LED (-) LED 4 Power LED (-) LED

5 Reset Control (-) Reset 6 Power Button(+) Power-on

7 Reset Control(+) Button 8 Power Button(-) Button

9 NC NC 10 NC NC

1

1

(+) (+)

(+ )(-) (-)

(- )

(- )

(+)

35

79

246

810

NC-+

PWRLED

SWLED

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ConnectorsFloppy Disk Connector: FDCThis mainboard provides a standard floppy disk connector (FDC) that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M,

1.44M and 2.88M floppy diskettes. This connector supports the floppy drive ribbon cables provided

in the packaging.

Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1-2This mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that supports PIO Mode 4, DMA mode,

Ultra ATA 66/ 100/ 133. This mainboard provides two IDE connectors, IDE1 (primary) and IDE2

(secondary).

IDE1 (Primary IDE Connector)

You can connect up to two hard drives to IDE1. If you attach two drives, you must use a ribbon cable

with three connectors. You must also configure one drive as the master and one drive as the slave,

using the jumpers located on each drive.

IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector)

The IDE2 connector can also support a Master and a Slave drive. The configuration is similar to

IDE1. The second drive on this controller must be set to slave mode.

V I A

P 4 M

2 6 6 A

Wi n b on d

I O

W 8 3 6 9 7 HF

S o ck e t 4 7 8

DIMM2

A GP

P CI 1

P CI 2

P CI 3

DIMM1V I A

V T 8 3 6 5

V

I A

V T 6 1 0 3

1 2

2 1

1

1

1 2

BI O S

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

9 1 0

1

1

9

9

9

2

1 0

1 0

1 0

1

C o d e c

1

1

1

I DE 2

I DE 1

F D C

IDE1

IDE2

FDC

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Infrared Header: IrDAThis IrDA connector can be configured to support wireless infrared and is used to attach to an

infrared sensing device. After the IrDA interface is configured, you can use this connector for

connectionless data transfer to and from portable devices such as laptops and PDAs.

Case Open Warning Header: CASE OPENThis connector is used to notify the user when the computer case has been previously opened. To

configure this functionality, your computer case must be equipped with a “ case open” cable which

you need to attach to the CASE OPEN header. Also, you must enable the CASE OPEN warning

functionality in the BIOS Setup Utility. When your computer case is opened, your system will

display alert messages upon boot up.

V I A

P 4 M2 6 6 A

Wi n b on d

I O

W 8 3 6 9 7 HF

S

o ck e t 4 7 8

DIMM2

I DE 2

I DE 1 F

D C

A GP

P CI 1

P CI 2

P CI 3

DIMM1V I A

V T 8 3 6 5

V I A

V T 6 1 0 3

1 2

2 1

1

1

BI O S

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

9 1 0

1

1

9

9

9

2

1 0

1 0

1 0

1

C o d e c

1

1

1

1 2

1

5

2

6

IrDA

NC NC

+5V GroundIR_TX IR_RX

V I A

P 4 M2 6 6 A

Wi n b on d

I O

W 8 3 6 9 7 HF

Wi n b on d

I O

W 8 3 6 9 7 HF

S o ck e t 4 7 8

DIMM2

I DE 2

I DE 1 F

D C

A GP

P CI 1

P CI 2

P CI 3

DIMM1V I A

V T 8 3 6 5

V I A

V T 6 1 0 3

1 2

2 1

1

1

12

BI O S

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

9 1 0

1

1

9

9

9

2

1 0

1 0

1 0

1

C o d e c

1

1 1

1

CASE OPEN

12

Caseop-Ground

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Serial Port Header: COM2This mainboard supports a front serial port header. To use this header, you can install a COM port

bracket (optional) with a COM port wire extending to this header. You can then attach your serial

device to the serial port on the bracket.

Clear CMOS Jumper: JP1The “Clear CMOS” jumper is used when you cannot boot your system due to some CMOS

configuration problem such as a forgotten password. This jumper allows you to reset the CMOS

configurations, and then reconfigure.

1. Turn off your system and disconnect the AC power cable.2. Set JP1 to OFF (2-3 Closed).3. Wait several seconds.4. Set JP1 to ON (1-2 closed).5. Connect the AC power cable and turn on your system.6. Reset your desired password.

The following procedures are for resetting the BIOS password. It is

important to follow these instructions closely.

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6 A

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I O

W 8 3 6 9 7 HF

S o ck e t 4 7 8

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I DE 2

I DE 1 F

D C

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P CI 1

P CI 2

P CI 3

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V I A

V T 6 1 0 3

1 2

2 1

1

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BI O S

1

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9 1 0

1

1

9

9

9

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1 0

1 0

1

C o d e c

1

1

1

1

9

2

10

COM2

DCD- SIN-DTR-DSR-CTS-

NC

SOUTGround

RTS-

RINGW

1 2

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Wi n b on d

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W 8 3 6 9 7 HF

S o ck e t 4 7 8

DIMM2

I DE 2

I DE 1

F D C

A GP

P CI 1

P CI 2

P CI 3

DIMM1V I A

V T 8 3 6 5

V I A

V T 6 1

0 3

1 2

2 1

1

1

1 2

BI O S

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

9 1 0

1

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9

9

9

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1 0

1 0

1 0

1

C o d e c

1

1

JP1

JP1

1

1

2

2

3

3

Pin1-2 short

Pin2-3 short

Normal (default)

Clear CMOS data

(Short means to cove r two pins ona jumper using a jumper cap.) 1

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Audio ConnectorsThis mainboard provides three connectors as part of its audio Subsystem.

CD-ROM Audio-In Header: CD-INThis header is used to connect to a CD-ROM / DVD audio cable.

Front Panel Audio Header: FRONT AUDIOIf your computer case has been designed with embedded audio equipment. First remove the jumper

caps covering the FRONT AUDIO pins. Use pins 1, 3 to connect to the case microphone. Use pins

9,5 to connect to the earphone. If you do not intend to use the FRONT_AUDIO panel, do not remove

the jumper caps.

S/PDIF Header: SPDIFS/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is an audio transfer file format, which provides high quality

audio using optical fiber and digital signals. This mainboard is capable of delivering audio outputthrough the SPDIF header. The SPDIF devices that are receiving information from this header must

be S/PDIF compliant for optimal effect.

AttentionIf the jumper caps are in place, jumper cap 1 is on pin 5, pin 6

and jumper cap2 is on pin 9, pin 10.

V I A

P 4 M2 6 6 A

Wi n b on d

I O

W 8 3 6 9 7 HF

S o ck e t 4 7 8

DIMM2

I DE 2

I DE 1 F

D C

A GP

P CI 1

P CI 2

P CI 3

DIMM1V I A

V T 8 3 6 5

V I A

V T 6 1

0 3

1 2

2 1

1

12

BI O S

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

9 1 0

9

9

1 0

1 0

1

C o d e c

1

1

1

FRONT AUDIO

CD-IN SPDIF

1

9

2

10

Left In

Right In

GroundGround

MICMIC_VREF

Front out_R

Front out_LNC NC

Rear out_L

Rear out_R+5VGround

Ground

NCSPD_OUT

PWR1

2

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Chapter 2. BIOS Setup

IntroductionThis section describes PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Setup program which resides in the BIOS

firmware. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. The

configuration information is then saved to CMOS RAM where the data is sustained by battery after

power-down.

The BIOS provides critical low-level support for standard devices such as disk drives, serial portsand parallel ports. As well, the BIOS controls the first stage of the boot process, loading and

executing the operating system.

The PHOENIX-AWARDTM BIOS installed in your computer system’s ROM is a custom version of

an industry standard BIOS. This means that it supports the BIOS of Intel® based processors.

This version of the PHOENIX-AWARDTM BIOS includes additional features such as virus and

password protection as well as special configurations for fine-tuning the system chipset. The defaults

for the BIOS values contained in this document may vary slightly with the version installed in your

system. (Note: When you boot up the computer, the BIOS version will appear at upper-left portion of

the POST screen.)

Plug and Play SupportThis PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1.0A specification as well as

ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) write.

EPA Green PC SupportThis PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS supports Version 1.03 of the EPA Green PC specification.

APM SupportThis PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS supports Version 1.1 & 1.2 of the Advanced Power Management

(APM) specification. These features include system sleep and suspend modes in addition to hard disk

and monitor sleep modes. Power management features are implemented using the System

Management Interrupt (SMI).

PCI Bus SupportThis PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS also supports Version 2.2 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component

Interconnect) local bus specification.

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DRAM SupportDDR (Double Data Rate) SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) is supported.

Supported CPUsThis PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS supports the Intel® Pentium® 4 CPUs.

Key FunctionIn general, you can use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the <PgUp>

and <PgDn> keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit. The following table

provides more detail about how to navigate within the BIOS Setup program.

Keystroke Function

Up arrow Move to previous item

Down arrow Move to next item

Left arrow Move to the item on the left (menu bar)

Right arrow Move to the item on the right (menu bar)

Esc Main Menu: Quit without saving changes

Submenus: Exit Current page to the next higher level menu

Move Enter Move to the item you desire

PgUp key Increase the numeric value or enter changes

PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or enter changes

+ Key Increase the numeric value or enter changes

- Key Decrease the numeric value or enter changes

Esc key Main Menu – Quit and do not save changes into CMOS

Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu – Exit

Current page and return to Main Menu

F1 key General help on Setup navigation keys

F5 key Load previous values from CMOS

F6 key Load the defaults from BIOS default table

F7 key Load the turbo defaults

F10 key Save all the CMOS changes and exit

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Main MenuWhen you enter the PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen.

The Main menu allows you to select from several configuration options. Use the left/right arrow keys

to select a particular configuration screen from the top menu bar or use the down arrow key to access

and configure the information below.

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Main Menu Setup Configuration Options

Item Options Description

Date mm dd yyyySet the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically

changes when you set the date.

Time Hh: mm: ss Set the current time of the system.

IDE PrimaryMaster

Options contained insub menu.

Press <Enter> to enter the sub menu.

IDE PrimarySlave Options contained insub menu. Press <Enter> to enter the sub menu.

IDE SecondaryMaster



IDE SecondarySlave



Drive A

Drive B

360K, 5.25 in

1.2M, 5.25 in

720K, 3.5 in

1.44M, 3.5in

2.88M, 3.5 in

None

Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system.

Video

EGA/VGA

CGA 40CGA 80

MONO

Select the default video device.

Halt On

All Errors

No Errors

All, but Keyboard

All, but Diskette

All, but Disk/ Key

Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop thePOST process and notify you.

SecurityOptions contained in

sub menu.Press <Enter> to enter the sub menu.

Base Memory N/A

Displays the amount of

conventional memory

detected during boot up.

ExtendedMemory

N/ADisplays the amount of

extended memory detected during boot up.

Total Memory N/A Displays the total memory available in the system.

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Advanced BIOS Features

First /Second/Third/ Boot DeviceSelect the order in which devices will be searched in order to find a boot device.

Options: Floppy (default for first boot device)、LS120、HDD-0 (default for third boot device)、

SCSI、CDROM (default for second boot device)、HDD-1、HDD-2、HDD-3、ZIP100、USB-FDD、USB-ZIP、USB-CDROM、USB-HDD、LAN、Disabled

Boot Other DeviceSetting to “Enabled” allows the system to try to boot from other devices if the system fails to boot

from the 1st/ 2nd/ 3rd boot devices. Options: Enabled (default)、Disabled

Boot Up Floppy SeekWhen Enabled, the BIOS tests (seeks) floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks.

Only 360-KB floppy drives have 40 tracks. Drives with 720KB, 1.2MB, and 1.44MB capacity all

have 80 tracks. Because very few modern PCs have 40-track floppy drives, we recommend that you

set this field to “Disabled”. Options: Enabled、Disabled (default)

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Advanced BIOS FeaturesVirus Warning

This item allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection.

If this function is enabled and someone attempts to write data into this area, BIOS will display a

warning message on the screen and sound an audio alarm (beep).

Options: Disabled (default)、Enabled

CPU L1 & L2 Cache

Make CPU internal cache active or inactive. System performance may degrade if you disable this

item. Options: Enabled (default)、Disable

Hyper-Threading Technology

This option allows you to enable/disable Hyper-Threading functionality. This item only applies when

the CPU installed supports Hyper-Threading Technology. Options: Enabled、Disabled (default)

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

Make CPU L2 cache ECC function active or inactive. Options: Disabled、Enabled (default)

Quick Power On Self Test

Allow the system to skip certain tests while booting. This will speed up the boot process.

Options: Enabled (default)、Disabled.

Swap Floppy Drive

If the system has two floppy drives, choose “Enabled” to assign physical drive B to logical drive A

and vice-versa. Options: Disabled (default)、Enabled.

Boot Up NumLock Status

Selects the power on state for NumLock.

Options: On (default) Numpad keys are number keys.

Off Numpad keys are arrow keys.

Typematic Rate Setting

When “Enabled”, the “typematic rate” and “typematic delay” can be configured. Typematic Rate

determines the keystroke repeat rate used by the keyboard controller..


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Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

The rate at which a character repeats when you hold down a key.

Options: 6 (default)、8、10、12、15、20、24、30

Typematic Delay (Msec)

The delay before keystrokes begin to repeat. Options: 250 (default)、500、750、1000

APIC Mode

By enabling this option, “MPS version control for OS” can be configured.Options: Disabled、Enabled (default)

MPS Version Control For OS

The 1.1 version is the older version that supports 8 more IRQs in the Windows NT environment.

Choose the new 1.4 version for Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

Options: 1.4 (default)、1.1

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

Select “OS2” only if you are running the OS/2 operating system with greater than 64 MB of RAM.

Options: Non-OS2 (default)、OS2

HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability

Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology is a technology that enables a PC to attempt to

predict the possible failure of storage drives. Options: Disabled (default)、Enabled

Small LOGO (EPA) Show

This item allows you to show or hide the small LOGO EPA.


Advanced Chipset FeaturesDRAM Clock/ Drive Control

Press <Enter> to enter next page for DRAM Clock/ Drive Control settings.

DRAM TimingThis item determines DRAM clock/ timing using the manual configuration.

Options: Manual、By SPD (default)

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DRAM CAS LatencyThis item determines CAS Latency. When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock

cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. Do not reset this field from default value

specified by the system designer. Options:2 (default)、2.5

Precharge to Active (Trp)You can set the time to precharge. Options: 3T (default)、2T

Active to Precharge (Tras)This item allows you to select DRAM Active to Precharge Delay. Options: 6T (default)、5T

Active to CMD (Trcd)Select the DRAM delay time when being read. Options:3T (default)、2T

DRAM Command RateThis item determines DRAM Command Rate.

Options: 2T Command (default)、1T Command

AGP & P2P Bridge Control

Press <Enter> to enter next page for AGP & P2P Bridge Control.

AGP Aperture SizeSelect the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. The aperture is a portion of the

PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the

aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation.

Options: 256M、128M、64M (default)、32M、16M、8M、4M

AGP ModeThis item allows you to select the AGP Mode when you install an external VGA card.

Options: 1X、2X、4X

AGP Driving ControlBy choosing “Auto” the system BIOS will automatically set the AGP output buffer drive strength.

By choosing “Manual”, it allows user to set the AGP output buffer driver strength.

AGP Driving ValueWhile the AGP Driving Control option is set to “Manual”, it allows the user to set AGP Driving

Value. Options: DA (default)、00~FF

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AGP Fast WriteThe AGP Fast Write technology allows the CPU to write directly to the graphics card bypassing the

system AGP 4X speed. Choose “Enable” only when you used with AGP card support.

Options: Disabled、Enabled (default)

AGP Master 1 WS WriteWhen enabled, writes to the AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) are executed with one wait state.


AGP Master 1 WS ReadWhen enabled, reads from AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) are executed with one wait state.


VGA Share Memory SizeSelect the size of the onboard VGA port. Options: Disabled、8M、16M、32M (default)

CPU & PCI Bus Control

Press <Enter> to enter the next page for CPU & PCI Bus Control

CPU to PCI Write BufferThis item allows you to enable or disable the CPU to PCI write buffer.

Options: Enabled (default)、Disabled

PCI Master 0 WS WriteWhen enabled, writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero-wait states.


PCI Delay TransactionThe chipset has an embedded 32-bit post write buffer to support delay transactions cycles. Select

Enabled to comply with PCI specifications. Options: Disabled (default)、Enabled

Memory Hole

When enabled, you can reserve an area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When this area isreserved, it cannot be cached. Refer to the user documentation of the peripheral you are installing for

more information. Options: Disabled (default)、15M-16M

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PCI Latency Timer (CLK)

This item allows you to set up the PCI Latency Time (0-255). If you select the “32” it will optimize

PCI speeds. Options: 0-255、32 (default)

PCI IRQ Assignment

This item allows you to select an IRQ address for your PCI slot 1-3.

Options: Auto (default)、3、4、5、7、9、10、11、12、14、15

Frequency/Voltage ControlCPU Clock Ratio

This field will only display if the CPU has not been set to a locked state by the CPU manufactory. If

your CPU is locked, you will not be able to adjust the “CPU Clock Ratio”. Options: depends on CPU.

Spread Spectrum

The Spread Spectrum function can reduce the EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) generated.


CPU Host Frequency (MHz)

This item displays the CPU Host Clock. You can set it from 100 to 233. The default depends on yourCPU frequency. Default: By CPU speed

DRAM Clock

This item displays the DDR Speed. (CPU Host frequency * DDR:CPU Ratio)

Options: By SPD (default)、DDR200、DDR266

(Note: When you install a CPU that have clock speed is 133 MHz, it will only show one option of

DDR266.)

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Integrated Peripherals

Init Display FirstWith systems that have multiple video cards, this option determines whether the primary display uses

a PCI slot or an AGP slot. Options: AGP (default)、PIC Slot

OnChip IDE DeviceIf you highlight the “OnChip IDE Device” label and then press the enter key, it will take you to a

submenu with the following options:

IDE Channel 0/1

The mainboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select

“Enabled” to activate the first and/or second IDE interface. Select “Disabled” to deactivate an

interface if you are going to install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface. Options:

Enabled (default)、Disabled

IDE Prefetch ModeThe “onboard” IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive access. If you install a

primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this option to “Disabled” if the interface does not

support prefetching. Options: Enabled (default)、Disabled

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Primary/Secondary/Master/Slave PIO

The IDE PIO (Programmed Input / Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the IDE

devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 to 4 will increase performance

incrementally. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device.

Options: Auto (default)、Mode0、Mode1、Mode2、Mode3、Mode4.

Primary / Secondary /Master / Slave UDMA

Ultra DMA/133 functionality can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your

system. As well, your operating environment requires a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third

party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support UltraDMA/133, select “Auto” to enable BIOS support.

Options: Auto (default)、Disabled

IDE HDD Block Mode

Block mode is otherwise known as block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write.

Select the “Enabled” option if your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do). The

system will automatically determine the optimal number of blocks to read and write per sector.


Onboard PCI DeviceIf you highlight the “Onboard PCI Device” label and then press the enter key, it will take you a

submenu with the following options:

AC’97 Audio

This option allows you to control the onboard AC’97 audio.

Options: Auto (default)、Disabled

Onboard LAN Device

This option allows you to control the onboard LAN device.


USB Controller

This option should be enabled if your system has a USB port installed on the system board. You will

need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance controller.

Options: All Enabled (default)、All Disabled、1&2 USB Port、2&3 USB Port、1&3 USB Port、1 USB

Port、2 USB Port、3 USB Port

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USB 2.0 Support

This option should be enabled if your system has a USB 2.0 device installed on the system board.

You will need to disable this feature if you install a USB 1.1 device.


USB Keyboard Support

Enables support for USB attached keyboard. Options: Disabled (default)、Enabled

Super IO DeviceIf you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “Super IO Device” label and then press the enter

key, it will take you a submenu with the following options:

Onboard FDC Controller

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and

you wish to use it. If you install an add-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select “Disabled”

in this field. Options: Enabled (default)、Disabled

Onboard Serial Port 1

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first serial port.

Options: Disabled、 3F8/IRQ4 (default)、 2F8/IRQ3、 3E8/IRQ4、 2E8/IRQ3、 Auto

Onboard Serial Port 2

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the second serial port.

Options: Disabled、2F8/IRQ3 (default)、3F8/IRQ4、3E8/IRQ4、2E8/IRQ3、Auto.

UART Mode Select

This item allows you to select the Infra Red (IR) standard to be used.

Option: Normal (default)、IrDA、ASKIR 。

RxD, TxD Active

This item determines the RxD and TxD frequencies. This field only configurable if “UART ModeSelect” is set to “ASKIR” or “IrDA”. Options: Hi/ Lo (default)、Hi/ Hi、Lo/ Hi、Lo/ Lo

IR Transmission Delay

This item allows you to enable/ disable IR transmission delay. This field only configurable if “UART

Mode Select” is set to “ASKIR” or “IrDA”. Options: Enabled (default)、Disabled

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UR2 Duplex Mode

Select the transmission mode used by the IR interface. Full-duplex mode permits simultaneous

bi-directional transmission. Half-duplex mode permits transmission in only one direction at a time.

This field only configurable if “UART Mode Select” is set to “ASKIR” or “IrDA”.

Onboard Parallel Port

This item allows you to determine the parallel port interrupt and address.

Options: 378/IRQ7 (default)、278/IRQ5、3BC/IRQ7、Disabled

Parallel Port Mode

This option allows you to select an operating mode for the on board parallel port.

Options: ECP(default) Extended Capabilities Port.

EPP Enhanced Parallel Port.

SPP Standard Printer Port.

ECP+EPP ECP & EPP mode.

Normal

EPP Mode Select

Select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9. Options: EPP 1.7、EPP1.9 (default)

ECP Mode Use DMA

Select a DMA Channel for the port. Options: 3 (default)、1

Game Port Address

Game Port I/O Address. Options: 201 (default)、209、Disabled

Midi Port Address

Midi Port Base I/O Address. Options: 330 (default)、300、290、Disabled

Midi Port IRQ

This determines the IRQ that Midi Port will use. Options: 5 (default)、7

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Power Management

The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy

conservation features as well as power-up/ power-down options.

ACPI Suspend TypeThe item allows you to select the suspend type using the ACPI operating system.

Options: S1 (POS) (default) Power on Suspend

S3 (STR) Suspend to RAM

S1 & S3 POS and STR

Power Management OptionThere are three options of Power Management:

1. Min. Saving

Minimum power management

Suspend Mode = 1hourHDD Power Down = 30 minutes

2. Max. Saving

Maximum power management (only available for sl CPUs).

Suspend Mode = 1 min.

HDD Power Down = 6 min.

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3. User Defined (default)

Allows you to set each mode individually.

When this option is enabled, the “suspend mode” time is configurable from 1 minute to 1 hour. The

HDD Power Down, which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and includes a “disable” option.

Note: If you select Min. or Max. Power Saving modes, the “HDD Power Down” value and the

“Suspend Mode” value are both fixed.

HDD Power DownWhen enabled, the hard disk drive will power down after a certain configurable period of system

inactivity. All other devices remain active.

Options: Disabled (default)、1 Min、2 Min、3 Min、4 Min、5 Min、6 Min、7 Min、8 Min、9 Min、

10 Min、11 Min、12 Min、13 Min、14 Min、15Min

Suspend ModeThis item allows you to select the period of inactivity before the system is suspended or put into

suspend mode. Options: Disabled(default)、1Min、2Min、4Min、6Min、8Min、10Min、20Min、

30Min、40Min、1Hour

Video Off OptionThis field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management.

Options: Suspend→Off (default), Always On.

Video Off MethodThis option determines the manner in which the monitor goes blank.

Options:

V/H SYNC+Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and

horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.

Blank Screen (default) This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.

DPMS Support Initial display power management signaling.

Modem Use IRQThis determines the modem’s IRQ. Options: 3 (default)、4、5、7、9、10、11、 NA.

Soft-Off by PWRBTNPressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the

Soft-Off state when the system has “hung.” Options: Delay 4 Sec, Instant-Off (default).

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HDD & FDD

When set to “On”, any event occurring on a hard drive activity or a floppy drive activity will awaken

the system which had been previously suspended. Options: ON (default)、OFF

PCI Master

When set to “On”, you need a LAN add-on card which supports the power on function. It should also

support the wake-up on LAN jumper. Options: OFF (default)、ON

PCI PME Wake Up

When you select “Enabled”, a PME signal from any PCI card will awaken the system from suspend

mode. Options: Disabled (default)、Enabled.

Wake Up On Ring

This option allows you to awaken the system upon receiving an incoming call a modem device.


RTC Wake Up

When “Enabled”, you can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock) alarm awakens

the system from Suspend mode. Options: Enabled、Disabled (default)

Date (of Month)

You can choose which month the system will boot up. This field is only configurable when “RTC

Wake Up” is set to “Enabled”

Resume Time (hh: mm: ss)

You can choose the hour, minute and second the system will boot up. This field is only configurable

when “RTC Wake Up” is set to “Enabled”

IRQs Activity Monitoring

Press Enter to access a sub menu used to configure the different wake up events (i.e. wake on LPT &

COMM activity).

Primary INTR On IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) Disabled

IRQ3 (COM2) Enabled IRQ10 (Reserved) Disabled

IRQ4 (COM1) Enabled IRQ11 (Reserved) Disabled

IRQ5 (LPT2) Enabled IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) Enabled

IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) Enabled IRQ13 (Coprocessor) Enabled

IRQ7 (LPT1) Enabled IRQ14 (Hard Disk) Enabled

IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) Disabled IRQ15 (Reserved) Disabled

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Hardware Monitor

Case Open WarningIf this function is set to “Enabled” and the case had been previously opened, the system will

automatically display alert messages on the screen when you power on your computer. If this

function is set to “Disabled”, the system will not show alert messages when you power on your

computer even if the case is opened by others.


CPU Warning TemperatureWhen the CPU temperature is higher than this setting, the warning mechanism will be activated.

Options: Disabled (default)、50℃/120℉、53℃/127℉、56℃/133℉、60℃/140℉、63℃/145℉、

66℃/151℉、70℃/158℉。

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Load Defaults

Load System Default SettingsLoad System Default Settings.

Load System turbo SettingsLoad System Turbo Settings.

Load CMOS From BIOSLoad defaults from flash ROM for systems without batteries.

Save CMOS To BIOSSave defaults to flash ROM for systems without batteries.

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Exit Menu

Save & Exit SetupSave all configuration changes to CMOS (memory) and exit setup. A confirmation message will be

displayed before proceeding.

Exit Without SavingAbandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. A confirmation message will be

displayed before proceeding.

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Chapter 3: Software Setup

Software InstallationPlace the Driver CD into the CD-ROM drive and the Installation Utility will auto-run. You can also

launch the Driver CD Installation Utility manually by executing the via.exe program located on the

Driver CD. The pictures below are for reference only and the Driver CD may vary slightly from your

package. (For more details, please refer to the Readme.txt files that in each folder of the Driver CD.)

1. The first screen (Main Screen) will display several

buttons. Click the drivers that you want to install.

2. On the main screen, click the “tools” button,

you can choose the software to install.

3. On the main screen, click ”USB 2.0 DRIVER” and

the left screen will display. According to the

description of the screen to install “USB 2.0DRIVER”.

4. On the main screen, click the “Browse CD” and you can browse the files on the Driver CD.

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Chapter 4: TroubleshootingProblem 1:

No power to the system. Power light does not illuminate. Fan inside power supply does not turn on.

Indicator lights on keyboard are not lit.

Causes:

1. Power cable is unplugged.

2. Defective power cable.

3. Power supply failure.

4. Faulty wall outlet; circuit breaker or fuse blown.

Solutions:

1. Make sure power cable is securely plugged in.

2. Replace cable.

3.Contact technical support.

4.Use different socket, repair outlet, reset circuit breaker or replace fuse.

Problem 2:System inoperative. Keyboard lights are on, power indicator lights are lit, hard drive is active but

system seems “hung”

Causes: Memory DIMM is partially dislodged from the slot on the mainboard.

Solutions:

1. Power Down

2. Using even pressure on both ends of the DIMM, press down firmly until the module snaps into

place.

Problem 3:System does not boot from the hard disk drive but can be booted from the CD-ROM drive.

Causes:

1. Connector between hard drive and system board unplugged.

2. Damaged hard disk or disk controller.

3. Hard disk directory or FAT is corrupted.

Solutions:

1. Check the cable running from the disk to the disk controller board. Make sure both ends aresecurely attached. Check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup.

2. Contact technical support.

3. Backing up the hard drive is extremely important. Make sure you periodically perform backups

to avoid untimely disk crashes.

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Problem 4:System only boots from the CD-ROM. The hard disk can be read and applications can be used but

booting from the hard disk is impossible.

Causes: Hard Disk boot sector has been corrupted.

Solutions: Back up data and applications files. Reformat the hard drive. Re-install applications and

data using backup disks.

Problem 5:Error message reading “SECTOR NOT FOUND” displays and the system does not allow certain data

to be accessed.

Causes: There are many reasons for this such as virus intrusion or disk failure.

Solutions: Back up any salvageable data. Then performs low level format, partition, and then a high

level format the hard drive. Re-install all saved data when completed.

Problem 6:Screen message says “Invalid Configuration” or “CMOS Failure.”

Causes: Incorrect information entered into the BIOS setup program.

Solutions: Review system’s equipment. Reconfigure the system.

Problem 7:The Screen is blank.

Causes: No power to monitor.Solutions: Check the power connectors to the monitor and to the system.

Problem 8:Blank screen.

Causes:

1. Memory problem.

2. Computer virus.

Solutions:

1. Reboot computer. Reinstall memory. Make sure that all memory modules are securely installed.

2. Use anti-virus programs to detect and clean viruses.

Problem 9:Screen goes blank periodically.

Causes: Screen saver is enabled.

Solutions: Disable screen saver.

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Problem 10:Keyboard failure.

Causes: Keyboard is disconnected.

Solutions: Reconnect keyboard. Replace keyboard if you continue to experience problems.

Problem 11: No color on screen.

Causes:

1. Faulty Monitor.

2. CMOS incorrectly set up.Solutions:

1. If possible, connect monitor to another system. If no color appears, replace monitor.

2. Call technical support.

Problem 12:The screen displays “C: drive failure.”

Causes: Hard drive cable not connected properly.

Solutions: Check hard drive cable.

Problem 13:Cannot boot the system after installing a second hard drive.

Causes:

1. Master/slave jumpers not set correctly.

2. Hard drives are not compatible / different manufacturers.

Solutions:

1. Set master/slave jumpers correctly.

2.Run SETUP program and select the correct drive types. Call drive manufacturers for possible compatibility problems with other drives.

Problem 14:Missing operating system on hard drive.

Causes: CMOS setup has been changed.

Solutions: Run setup and select the correct drive type.

Problem 15:Certain keys do not function.

Causes: Keys jammed or defective.

Solutions: Replace keyboard.

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Appendix I: Super 5.1 Channel SetupThis appendix describes the installation procedures for 5.1 Channel Setup. Note that if your

operating system is Windows 98/ ME/ 2000, go directly to step 3.

1. Beginning with the “Start” button, select Setting Control Panel Sounds, Speech, and

Audio Devices Sounds and Audio Devices. The screen below will display. First check the “Place

volume icon in the taskbar” in the Device volume block. Then press the “Advanced…” button to

configure the speaker settings.

2. At the “Advanced Audio Properties” screen use the drop-down box to select the “5.1 surround

sound speakers”. Click “Apply” to enable the 5.1 channel audio effect.

3. On your desktop, double click the volume icon that is on the desk bar.

(Note: As described earlier, begin with this step if your system has Windows 98/ ME/2000)

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4. On the “Front Speaker” screen, select “Options Properties”, then check “Rear Speaker” item

and click OK.

5. Also on the “Front Speaker” screen, select “Options Advanced Controls”.

6. Next, click the “Advanced” button of the Front Speaker, then check the “Smart5.1 Enable”.

7. Finally, click the “Advanced” button of the Rear Speaker, then check the “Magic5.1 Enable”. This

is the final step in configuring “Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect”.

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